Posted on 02/02/2005 5:19:38 PM PST by wagglebee
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich called on House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Wednesday afternoon to change her rebuttal to tonight's State of the Union Address, saying the language she intends to use referring to U.S. troops in Iraq as "an occupying force" is "outrageous."
"I hope before she says it tonight that she will withdraw that phrase and does not use it tonight," Gingrich told radio host Sean Hannity. "That's like describing American forces in Germany during the Cold War as an occupying force instead of a force that was protecting the German people from the Soviet Union." In a transcript of her pre-taped remarks released to the press earlier today, the top House Democrat complains: "We all know that the United States cannot stay in Iraq indefinitely and continue to be viewed as an occupying force. Neither should we slip out the back door, falsely declaring victory but leaving chaos."
Gingrich predicted that Pelosi's remarks would be used by America's enemies as a propaganda tool.
"You don't give them a chance to play the Democratic leader around the world saying something that even implies" you're critical of the troops.
"This is a big mistake. It is a bad thing for America. How can you be quiet about something that's this outrageous?" Gingrich said.
Yep, she actually said, I listened to the rebuttal by Reid and Pelosi.
Now excuse me while I go de-louse.
Pelosi even went as far as to tell the terrorists what we have left unguarded since 9/11.
she changed it from "Americans are an occupying army" to "we are seen as an occupying force"
Here's where she said that American troops have failed:
"Despite the best efforts of our troops and their Iraqi counterparts, Iraq still faces a violent and persistent insurgency, and the Chairman of the National Intelligence Council said in January that Iraq is now a magnet for international terrorists."
Even California will be sick of her ass by the time she's been in office another term.
One GIANT flaw in this theory is that if the 3rd party candidate is on the left, is robs a ton of votes from Hitlery.
The middle might go either way. You are right, a far left candidate may hurt her. I don't see that as the plan though. Just something to watch. She knows she could never get 50% in a straight up election. Her husband was gifted by a third party candidate.
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